Tag: 04.10.21
In The Netflix Era Does It Make Sense To Classify Movies?
Censorship ain’t what it used to be, including in Ireland. Here, as elsewhere, it’s been replaced by a different C-word. The last Irish film...
Why Do Complex, Messy Spelling And Writing Systems So Rarely Get Reformed? Power
When they do get reformed, it's usually because autocrats force the changes through (as with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Mao Zedong). "A big reason...
South African Arts Collapse During COVID
"Just as an example, when I put a post on Facebook that I was looking for someone to help clean my house, I got...
Top Music Industry People Weigh In On The State Of Streaming
Senior figures from Spotify, Apple and other streaming services have commended the virtues of streaming, and few in the world of music would dispute...
Marshall Marcus Talks the UN and Arts Organizations
The Secretary General of the European Union Youth Orchestra shares about the connection between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the mission of arts...
The British TV-Watching Public Complained A Lot About An Excess In Coverage Of Prince...
As a matter of fact, there were so many complaints about the bump in programming for special coverage of the Duke of Edinburgh's death...
The Messy, Low-Budget, Rediscovered Late Soviet Era Lord Of The Rings
The 1991 project was believed to be lost. "But after Tolkien fan clubs urged the broadcaster to scour the archives of its Soviet...
Dancers Are Still Trying Everything To Make It Through The Pandemic
Real talk: "Kathleen Tiernan, a trainee at Ballet Austin, fears that the pandemic will financially stunt the ballet industry for years to come. 'I...
Chloe Zhao Wins Director’s Guild Honor, Cementing Her Status As Presumptive Oscar Favorite
Zhao, director of Nomadland, is the first woman of color and only the second woman ever to win the DGA award. Though director David...
So You Want To Be In The Movies
The easiest part of being an extra, ahem, a background artist, is that you just have to be there. "Being an extra requires no...
Where The World Of Comedy Throws Obstacles, These Women Have Forged Their Own Paths
It's not easy for a woman in comedy, and that's doubly true for a Black woman. Ask Ziwe (who now has a series on...
Actor Riz Ahmed Says He’s At His Best When He’s Overwhelmed
Ahmed, whose performance in The Sound of Metal has been nominated for countless awards this season, doesn't prefer the easy life. When he was...
The Big Winners From Night One Of The BAFTAs
Ma Rainey, Mank, and others win on the first night of the British Academy Film and Television Arts awards, when mostly the crafts are...